NSN → CHCNelson to Christchurch

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Direct flights from Nelson (NSN) to Christchurch (CHC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 250 km, an estimated 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nelson and Christchurch. Updated 16 October 2026 at 01:07 UTC.

Today, NSN → CHC

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. · NZ5841Air New Zealand On schedule CHC est. 07:27sched 07:35
  2. · NZ5843Air New Zealand On schedule CHC 15:30scheduled
  3. · NZ5845Air New Zealand On schedule CHC 13:05scheduled
  4. · NZ5853Air New Zealand On schedule CHC 18:40scheduled
  5. · NZ5857Air New Zealand On schedule CHC 20:15scheduled

Checked CHC board 14:07

NSN Nelson tracking
CHC Christchurch smooth · +0
250 km · ~0h 49m est.
dep bank 07:35–20:157x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live NSN and CHC delay boards

Flight time~0h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air New Zealand

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ5841 07:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · NZ5851 10:25 daily · NZ5845 13:05 daily · NZ5859 14:00 Mo Tu Sa Su

Airports right now

live boards
NSNNelson tracking Full NSN delay board →
CHCChristchurch +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · S 16 kt Full CHC delay board →

How the Nelson to Christchurch route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NSN to CHC flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

NSN to CHC questions

Is NSN–CHC running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NSN to CHC?

Great-circle distance is 250 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 48–51 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NSN–CHC fly?

Air New Zealand runs the route with about 38 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at NSN and arrival-side delay at CHC, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.